A genius trick from cookbook author Melissa Clark.

It’s called a toque blanche in French and I own one!

It only cost me a ton of culinary school student loans.

Fried eggs and toat on a plate at a table setting with a glass of orange juice, another plate of eggs, and a kitchen towel

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If I had to pick, fried eggs are my favorite.

Cookbook author andNew York Timescolumnist Melissa Clark, one of my cooking heroes, shares this sentiment.

One genius fried egg upgrade I picked up from this book is toadd fresh herbs to the frying pan.

How to Make Fried Eggs

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Clark calls for fresh sage leaves in her recipe, which I love in the winter months.

They’re too tough to chew.

It’s so tasty you may never want to try it any other way!

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